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The federal government set aside the task of the century this past month as Indian affairs Minister Ron Irwin announced that Ottawa will begin to lay the foundations for Native self-government.

The announcement could be cast as the bureaucratic equivalent to the parting of the Red Sea. Although Irwin doesn't hold quite the same stature for most people as Moses, his beginning of discussions on Native self-government represents the removal of long-standing barriers between the First Nations and our collective future.

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Opponents of Alcan's Kemano II project in northern B.C. are predicting dire consequences for salmon stocks if the hydroelectric mega project goes ahead.

To draw attention to the $1.3 billion project that diverts water from the Nechako River, Greenpeace organized a rally outside the giant aluminum company's downtown Vancouver head offices recently.

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Opponents of Alcan's Kemano II project in northern B.C. are predicting dire consequences for salmon stocks if the hydroelectric mega project goes ahead.

To draw attention to the $1.3 billion project that diverts water from the Nechako River, Greenpeace organized a rally outside the giant aluminum company's downtown Vancouver head offices recently.

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Opponents of Alcan's Kemano II project in northern B.C. are predicting dire consequences for salmon stocks if the hydroelectric mega project goes ahead.

To draw attention to the $1.3 billion project that diverts water from the Nechako River, Greenpeace organized a rally outside the giant aluminum company's downtown Vancouver head offices recently.

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Opponents of Alcan's Kemano II project in northern B.C. are predicting dire consequences for salmon stocks if the hydroelectric mega project goes ahead.

To draw attention to the $1.3 billion project that diverts water from the Nechako River, Greenpeace organized a rally outside the giant aluminum company's downtown Vancouver head offices recently.

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A Native offender who says he killed a fellow prisoner in self-defense may finally have his two-year-old "mercy application" for a case review examined by the minister of justice.

Richard McArthur's application for a review of his 1987 second-degree murder conviction has not been reviewed since its submission in 1991. But Reform MP Jack Ramsay said he contacted the minister's office to see that McArthur's application gets prompt attention.

"As long as the delay is extensive, it may extend the injustice that may have occurred," he said.

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A Native offender who says he killed a fellow prisoner in self-defense may finally have his two-year-old "mercy application" for a case review examined by the minister of justice.

Richard McArthur's application for a review of his 1987 second-degree murder conviction has not been reviewed since its submission in 1991. But Reform MP Jack Ramsay said he contacted the minister's office to see that McArthur's application gets prompt attention.

"As long as the delay is extensive, it may extend the injustice that may have occurred," he said.

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A Native offender who says he killed a fellow prisoner in self-defense may finally have his two-year-old "mercy application" for a case review examined by the minister of justice.

Richard McArthur's application for a review of his 1987 second-degree murder conviction has not been reviewed since its submission in 1991. But Reform MP Jack Ramsay said he contacted the minister's office to see that McArthur's application gets prompt attention.

"As long as the delay is extensive, it may extend the injustice that may have occurred," he said.

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A Native offender who says he killed a fellow prisoner in self-defense may finally have his two-year-old "mercy application" for a case review examined by the minister of justice.

Richard McArthur's application for a review of his 1987 second-degree murder conviction has not been reviewed since its submission in 1991. But Reform MP Jack Ramsay said he contacted the minister's office to see that McArthur's application gets prompt attention.

"As long as the delay is extensive, it may extend the injustice that may have occurred," he said.

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Ottawa must take responsibility for the welfare of Natives in Mexico if it is to remain a trading partner in the North American Free Trade Agreement, the Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations said.

"There has to be a link between trade and human rights. The Canadian government should make sure that the rights of Indigenous peoples in Mexico are being respected," said Ovide Mercredi.